The Birthday Boy

HAPPY 14th BIRTHDAY, COLE! I used to say that Cole was going to be the doctor of the family. Why? Because he was the one, out of my three children, who seemed to visit the doctor’s office most often between for various reasons when he was young. He had Metatarsus...

Real and Revelant Prayer

   “Here’s what I want you to do: Find a quiet, secluded place so you won’t be tempted to role-play before God. Just be there as simply and honestly as you can manage. The focus will shift from you to God, and you will begin to sense His grace.” Matthew 6:6 MSG I...

Keep Your Focus on God

You often hear folks say, “Watch out. Once you turn forty, your eyesight is one of the first to start going and showing your age.” Forty came and went and my eyesight was fine. Then, not too terribly long after forty-one I noticed I’d have to start holding things back...

Rain…A "reigning" reminder:

I was awakened this morning by the sounds of rain gently pitter-pattering outside. Oh how I wish I was under my great-grandma Hunter’s tin roof today. While my son, Cole, and I were on our way to school, I said in an open-eyed prayer while driving, “Lord, may the rain...

Parenting…Just breathe and PRAY

I just need to say this: I love and adore my three children. They are each unique and gifted in their own God-given way. Just sometimes… God, I know I give them to You and then take back a worry, and this cycle continues to repeat itself. Now, I’m releasing them back...